1872 Princeton Tigers football team

The 1872 Princeton Tigers football team represented the College of New Jersey, then more commonly known as Princeton College, in the 1872 college football season. The team finished with a 1–0 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the Billingsley Report and National Championship Foundation and as the national co-champion by Parke H. Davis.[1] Princeton played Rutgers once, winning 4 goals to 1.[2] David T. Marvel was the team captain.[3]

1872 Princeton Tigers football
National champion (Billingsley, NCF)
Co-national champion (Davis)
ConferenceIndependent
1872 record1–0
Head coachNone
CaptainDavid T. Marvel
1872 college football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Princeton      1 0 0
Yale      1 0 0
Rutgers      1 1 1
Columbia      1 2 1
Stevens      0 1 0

This season marked the first of four consecutive national championships, and one of 11 in a 13-year period between 1869 and 1881.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
November 23RutgersPrinceton, NJ (rivalry)W 4–1

References

  1. "National Poll Champions" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2017. p. 110. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  2. "1872 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  3. "All-Time Princeton Results" (PDF). goprincetontigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  4. "Championships - Tigers Football". princetontigersfootball.com. Princeton University. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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